Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-18

With regard to the proposed investiga.
tion by the senate committee of Indian
affairs at the Northwest agencies, especial
Iy at White Earth. Commissioner Atkins
says: He welcomed any and all investiga~
tlons which might be pursued and he knew
that Agent Sheehan would also. He had
given sheehan direct and positive orders
several times for the removal of the Beal-
ieus from the Minneso ota reservations with
further directions to use force If necessary.
he had a 10 addressed note to the attor-
ney general asking him to inquire If prose
cution OF the Bealieus would not stand.
By all these orders and directions he ould
stand firmly.
During a family quarrel at Iberia, six
miles south OF Sleepy Eye, Anton Fischer
stabbed his son Joseph. Fischer left the
place, but was captured by officres before
he had been able to make his escape. He
was brought before Justice Gallagher, and
the examination was postponed to await
tho outcome of the wound which has
since proved fatal.
Some days since a Finnish miner was
burned to death in Jail at Tower. The
feeling against the constable, who confined
him, was very bitter, and eliminated by
an armed body OF $50 miners marching
over from Breuting, a mining location a
mile distant, threatening to shoot and
hang the constable on sight. Constable
Freeman is in Duluth, and will not 90 back
to Tower as his life is in danger.
Sheriff Drowley OF Caledonia, Houston
county, arrested a married man who was
en- route for Dakota with a widow and a
car load OF stock belonging to the latter.
The eloper was taken back to Houston
county by the sheriff, while his partner was
permitted to proceed on her journey.
At Lake Crystal, Guy Clifford, aged sew.
enteen, was instantly killed while attempt
ing to board a moving passenger train.
St. Charles voted to grant licenses till
July l, 1887, at the rate OF $2O0per year.
Full returns show that the proposition
to vote $50, 900 in bonds for the compile
tion OF the Blue Earth court house at
and !, 374 against. The proposition car
ried in seven towns outside OF the city OF
Mankato.
The probabilities are that the ice in the
Red River will not break up before the
usual time, from April l to IS.
At Red Wing, fire destroyed the building
and gun shop. The contents were also
burned. Loss, 81 900; insurance $500, in
the Buffalo German.
Willis Burton and Barbara Kramick,
residents OF Scambler. Otter Tail county,
have been living together as man and wife,
though not married. Complaint was made
and the guilty couple brought before a
justice. The jury, after hearing the evi-
dence, returned the following verdict I'VE,
the jury, find the defendants not guilty,
but we recommend that they either get
married or quit living together"
Gov. McGill appoints c. L. Brown OF
Morris judge OF the Sixteenth judicial dis
trict. and Col. c. w. Sleeper OF the Fit.
teenth district.
The number OF pupils enrolled in the
Otter Tail county schools is S.s57. This
makes the sum due from the common
school fund 81. sos. .O4-an average OF Sc
cents to each pupil.
Robert P. Franklin, recently from Ken.
tucky, has been admitted to practice in all
the courts OF the state.
Sam Jones and Sam Small will conduct
revival services in Minneapolis and St.
Paul from April 25th to May 10th.
An explosion, accompanied by loss oflife,
occurred at the works of the Minneapolis
Gaslight company, at the foot of Fifteenth
avenue south. Ernest Metzke, about thirty.
five years OF age, and a bricklayer by &C.
cupation, was struck on the back by one OF
the fragments and almost instantly killed.
Also Thomas Thoman.
Joseph II. Chapman died at Mankato
at the residence Of DR.. q. G. Harrington,
alter years OF i'll health, victim OF con-
sumption, aged thirty-fiye years.
Barney Mohan, one of the best known
engineers on the Cannon Valley railroad,
died at the home OF his mother in Far-
bault.
Adjutant General Seeley has issusd spe.
cial order No. 4, in which he says that the
st. Paul Cavalry Troop and the Em,net
Light Artillery will hereafter be designat.
ed in the official returns as the First
Troop Of Cavalry, Minnesota National
Guard, :" and the First Battery OF Artil.e-
ry. Minnesota National Guard" respect
lively. For purposes OF administration
and discipline the two companies will be
consti tuted one squadron under the name
OF THE Squadron OF Mounted Rangers,
Minnesota National Guard" under com.
mand of Lieut..Col. J. B. Hawley. i
b Tho members OF the Clinton Avenue
Methodist church of St. Paul have invited
Rev. DR.. Coultas OF Decatur, ILL.,, to be their
pastor during the coming conference year
and the bishop OF Illinois will be asked to
make the transfer and appointment.
"a resolution. signed by all the church
trustees Of Plymouth Church was adopted
increasing DR.. Dana g salary to So. 500 per
year. and granting him q ten weeks vaca.
ton to begin on the 25th inst. He nc
cepted. ~ i ~ &s1%
s. The salary OF Secretary Hoard Of the
State Agricultural Society is fixed at ST.